Mycology is an ever-expanding field
March 7, 2019
MycoPortal
The Oldest Specimen in the MyCoPortal
The oldest specimen in the MyCoPortal is housed at Purdue and was collected in 1769 in Tierra Del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. It was collected by the Englishman Sir Joseph Banks and Dr.
Bering Land Bridge and the MyCoPortal
Contributed by: Teresa Iturriaga, Rhianna Baldree, Alex Kuhn, Andrew Miller
Mycologists long to collect
areas remote to most men
where fungi today may thrive
keeping plants, trees, and cycles alive.
Bridges are to their liking
since one can go underneath
connecting with what lies beneath.
About fungi this is most striking.
